to employ; to hire; to charter
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
form; shape; figure; visage
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to take command; to give direction
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
to check; to stop; to keep back
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
every evening; every night
standard; set; routine; decided
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to happen to meet; to come across
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
natto (fermented soybeans)